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Federal investigators on Thursday detailed a series of issues and failures that led up to last month’s deadly collision between a regional jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. According to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the truck drove through the airport’s version of a stop light and the vehicle lacked a transponder, hampering a crash warning system. There was also extra heavy air traffic and an emergency involving another plane at the time. Air Canada Express Flight 8646, a regional jet from Montreal with 76 people aboard, slammed into the fire truck…

Listen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Town of Peace River issued a flood alert late Thursday afternoon, warning residents of the northern Alberta community to prepare for a possible evacuation “on very short notice.”In an emergency alert issued at 4:49 p.m. MT, officials said there is a potential of flooding of the Heart River and surrounding areas.Residents from the Highway 2 bridge to 104th Avenue, in the town’s south end, are affected, the alert…

A special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. His alleged crime? Making numerous bets on the prediction market Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power, for which he is said to have made upwards of $400,000. Authorities claim Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was involved in the “planning and execution” of Operation Absolute Resolve (the stratagem that toppled and captured the Venezuelan leader), made bets on Polymarket about whether the U.S. would deploy forces into Venezuela and remove Maduro from power. Van Dyke was arrested on…

In January, Barcelona completed the signing of young Uruguayan defender Patricio Pacifico, who joined on loan from Defensor Sporting. The 20-year-old left-back has impressed since arriving in Catalonia, which led to him having many chances to remain at the club on a permanent basis – but most of those have evaporated in the last week.Last weekend, Pacifico suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during a match with Barca Atletic, which is set to rule him out for the next 8-9 months. It also threw his Barcelona future into doubt, given that club officials would understandably be concerned about permanently signing…

Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is calling for the immediate withdrawal of a federal government bill that would recognize the right to self-government of the Red River Métis.The AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said in a statement that Bill C-21, the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty Act, threatens to create a “hierarchy of rights” by implementing Red River Métis self-government rights “at the expense…

Season 15 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has come to an end, and the three-part reunion is ready to roll. That being said, fans are chiming in with who they would like to return for Season 16. One RHOBH OG is in hot demand, and viewers would love to see her get a diamond once again. So, who is it? Keep reading for all of the exciting details. A RHOBH OG Is A Hot Ticket Season 15 has just ended, and there are a lot of fractured friendships on RHOBH. The last remaining OG is Kyle Richards, but…

The Twins received an “F” grade from MLBTR readers during our Offseason in Review series. The fact that only 42% of voters deemed the winter a complete failure might have been an upset. Minnesota’s biggest developments of the offseason were the unexpected departure of president of baseball operations Derek Falvey, Pablo Lopez‘s elbow surgery, and … Josh Bell. With 39% of voters giving the Twins a “D” grade, it’s clear the general consensus was that the Twins would not be walking at graduation. Minnesota’s first five games went as expected. But after a 1-4 start, the club found some momentum.…

Whew, Roomies! Fans of ‘Mary Mary’ singers and sisters Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell are going off online. Folks are sharing mixed reactions to Erica’s wedding anniversary prep footage, saying the timing of her post wasn’t ideal since Tina is currently going through a divorce from her husband, Glendon Campbell.RELATED: Issa Wrap! Glendon Campbell Files For Divorce From Mary Mary Star Tina Campbell After 20+ Years Of MarriageMixed Reactions Erupt Over Erica Campbell’s Wedding Anniversary Post Amid Tina Campbell’s DivorceRecently, Erica Campbell dropped footage on Instagram showing her getting ready to celebrate her 25th wedding anniversary with her husband, Warryn…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering up a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace. The president announced the renovation at an Oval Office event Thursday, saying the coating had already begun. He was inspired to tackle the project after a friend visited from Germany and lamented that the water was filthy and looked disgusting, Trump said. “And I went over there with Secret Service in tow, and I said, isn’t…

Oaxaca native Citlali Fabián was named Photographer of the Year 2026 at the Sony World Photography Awards for a vivid portrait series honoring Indigenous women from her state. Fabián, 37, a visual artist from a Zapotec Yalalteca community in Oaxaca who now lives in London, won the top professional prize for “Bilha, Stories of My Sisters” — a series that spotlights eight female Indigenous activists and artists by blending portraits with digital illustrations. This portrait of Yasnaya Elena Aguilar, an Ayuujk linguist, writer and activist who advocates for language diversity, is part of Citlali Fabián’s photographic series “Bilha, Portraits of…